12213762

Sole Data Collection Device and Sole Data Collection Method

PublishedFebruary 4, 2025
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Patent Claims
10 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A sole data collection device, comprising a box, the box including a data collection plate and a back plate, the data collection plate being arranged correspondingly to the back plate; the data collection plate including a transparent plate and a plurality of openings, the plurality of openings being arranged on the data collection plate and corresponding in position to a great toe, a first metatarsal bone, a third metatarsal bone, a fifth metatarsal bone, a midfoot and a heel of a left foot and a right foot of a user; the box including a control module, a power supply module, a moving apparatus, an image capture module, a temperature detection module and a monofilament testing module therein, the control module being coupled to the power supply module, the moving apparatus, the image capture module, the temperature detection module and the monofilament testing module; temperature detection position data and monofilament testing position data being stored in the control module in advance; the control module being configured to communicate with an external device a cloud server; the image capture module being arranged on an inner surface of the back plate of the box and corresponding in position to the transparent plate; the moving apparatus being arranged on an inner surface of the box, the temperature detection module and the monofilament testing module being arranged on the moving apparatus, the control module controlling the moving apparatus to move the temperature detection module and the monofilament testing module according to the temperature detection position data and the monofilament testing position data.

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2. The sole data collection device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a support handle, the support handle including a first rod, a second rod and a third rod, one end of the first rod being rotatably connected to one side of the box, one end of the second rod being rotatably connected to another side of the box, one end of the third rod being fixedly connected to another end of the first rod, another end of the third rod being fixedly connected to another end of the second rod, wherein when the third rod is located between an outer surface of the back plate of the box and a ground and one side of the third rod is in contact with the ground, an included angle is defined between an imaginary plane parallel to the data collection plate and the ground, and the included angle is 15-35 degrees.

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3. The sole data collection device as claimed in claim 2, wherein a first holding member is provided on the one side of the box, and the first holding member is located on a rotation path of the first rod; a second holding member is provided on the another side of the box, and the second holding member is located on a rotation path of the second rod; wherein when the first rod is held by the first holding member, the second rod is held by the second holding member, and the one side of the third rod is in contact with the ground, the included angle is defined between the imaginary plane and the ground.

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4. The sole data collection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the back plate is in contact with the ground, an included angle is defined between an imaginary plane parallel to the data collection plate and the ground, and the included angle is 15-35 degrees.

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5. The sole data collection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the monofilament testing module includes a third motor, a second slider, a monofilament and a fourth slide rail, a gear is provided on the third motor, the second slider is arranged on the fourth slide rail, one end of the monofilament is connected to one end of the second slider facing the data collection plate, a rack is provided on one side of the second slider facing the gear, the gear is meshed with the rack, the fourth slide rail is perpendicular to the data collection plate, and another end of the monofilament is perpendicular to the data collection plate.

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6. The sole data collection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control module includes a processor, a storage module and a first transmission module, wherein the processor is configured to receive and transmit the data transmitted by the image capture module, the temperature detection module and the monofilament testing module and to control the moving apparatus, the image capture module, the temperature detection module and the monofilament testing module, wherein the storage module is configured to store the data received by the processor, and the storage module stores the temperature detection position data and the monofilament testing position data in advance for the processor to extract the data stored in the storage module.

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7. The sole data collection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the external device includes an application program, a second transmission module and a display module, the external device interacts with the sole data collection device and the cloud server via the application program, the external device controls the sole data collection device via the application program, the external device communicates with the sole data collection device and the cloud server via the second transmission module to receive the data transmitted by the sole data collection device or the cloud server, or to transmit data to the sole data collection device or the cloud server; the display module is configured to display the data in the external device.

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8. A sole data collection method, comprising: a device providing step: providing the sole data collection device as claimed in claim 1; an image capturing step: the image capture module capturing a sole image to obtain image data and transmitting the image data to the control module; an image analysis step: the control module transmitting the image data to an image analysis module for analysis to identify whether the image data includes a wound image, if the identified image data includes the wound image, the area where the wound image in the image data is located being marked to obtain image analysis result data; if the identified image data does not include the wound image, the image data serving as the image analysis result data; a comparison analysis step: the image analysis module transmitting the image analysis result data to a comparison analysis module, the comparison analysis module comparing the image analysis result data and the monofilament testing position data to determine whether each monofilament testing position overlaps with the marked area, if it is determined that there is an overlap, skip testing message data being generated and the skip testing message data being transmitted to the control module; a temperature detection step: the control module controlling the moving apparatus to move the temperature detection module to each temperature detection position according to the temperature detection position data, the temperature detection module performing temperature detection at each temperature detection position to obtain corresponding temperature data, the corresponding temperature data being transmitted to the control module, the control module transmitting the corresponding temperature data to the external device or the cloud server; a monofilament testing step: the control module controlling the moving apparatus to move the monofilament testing module to each monofilament testing position according to the monofilament testing position data, the monofilament testing module performing monofilament testing at each monofilament testing position, after completing the monofilament testing, the control module recording the current monofilament testing position to obtain corresponding monofilament testing data, the control module transmitting the corresponding monofilament testing data to the external device or the cloud server; wherein if the control module receives the skip testing message data, the control module controls the moving apparatus to skip the monofilament testing position overlapping with the marked area; an inquiry reply step, after receiving the corresponding monofilament testing data, the external device generating corresponding inquiry message data and displaying the inquiry message data on the external device, the external device replying to the inquiry message data to obtain corresponding reply message data, the external device transmitting the reply message data to the cloud server, wherein the inquiry message data is to inquire the user's plantar sensation; wherein the image analysis module is stored in the external device or the cloud server; wherein the comparison analysis module is stored in the external device or the cloud server.

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9. The sole data collection method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the skip testing message data is to instruct the control module to control the moving apparatus to skip the monofilament testing position overlapping with the marked area.

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10. The sole data collection method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a temperature comparison step after the temperature detection step, in the temperature comparison step, the temperature comparison module comparing each of the temperature data, if a temperature difference recorded in any two of the temperature data is greater than 2.2° C., temperature warning data being generated, wherein the temperature comparison module is stored in the external device or the cloud server.

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Publication Date

February 4, 2025

Inventors

TING-TING YEH
MIAO-YU LIAO
CHIA-CHIH CHANG
YU-SYUAN CHEN
I-FENG HSU

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